Papers of Lillie Holliday
Overview
Lillie Holliday was the daughter of Cyrus K. Holliday, one of the founders of Topeka, Kansas and the first president of the Atchinson, Topeka & Sante Fe Railroad. This collection consists of some of Lillie Holliday's papers, including her diary, letters, photograph, and a memorial book.
Dates
- Creation: 1876 - 1932
Creator
- Kellam, Lillie Holliday, 1855-1935 (Compiler, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Lillie Holliday
Lillie Holliday was the only daughter of Cyrus K. Holliday. Cyrus Holliday was born in 1826 in Pennsylvania to David and Mary (Kennedy) Holliday, and in 1854 he moved out to Kansas. While in Kansas, Holliday helped organize the city of Topeka, as well as founding the Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad, of which he was director and president. Holliday married Mary Dillon Jones, and they had two children: Lillie and Charles King.
Lillie Holliday, born in 1855, married Thomas Jameson Kellam in 1877, who had been born in 1852 in Irasburg, Vermont. The couple had three children: Kurtz, Mary Louise, and Katherine. In January 1896, Kellam was involved in a railroad accident in Colorado, and he died the next month at home in Topeka from his injuries. Lillie Holliday died in December 1935.
Extent
.25 Linear Feet (1 document case + 1 volume) ; Volume is 13 cm tall.
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The majority of this collection is comprised of letters that Lillie Holliday received from friends and family sending their condolences shortly after her husband Thomas's death. The collection also contains Thomas Kellam's memorial book, a photograph, and Lillie's diary. The printed date in the diary reads 1874, but Lillie changed most of the individual dates to 1876.
Physical Location
RH MS 1244
Physical Location
RH MS A42
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Mrs. Hudson's fine book and paper, 2009.
Subject
- Holliday, Cyrus Kurtz, 1826-1900 (Person)
- Kellam, Thomas J. (Thomas Jameson), 1852-1896 (Person)
- Kellam, Lillie Holliday, 1855-1935 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Lillie Holliday Collection
- Subtitle
- Papers of Lillie Holliday
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by caf, 2012; revised by mwh, 2017.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/6587030763
- Preferred citation
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Lillie Holliday Collection, RH MS 1244, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository